The American Mayor… He didn’t have a prayer… “Perhaps he was living an illusion all along.”
John McCain won the Florida primary tonight, and “solidified his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.” Rudy barely placed yet again… He’s out:
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Last night in the Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton brought up her early work for children and poverty and referenced her job at the Children’s Defense Fund. Read: Clinton draws on New Bedford lessons.
Also referenced in last night’s debate was Barack Obama’s ties to Tony Rezko. Read more here.
Hillary Clinton is planning beyond South Carolina. She [...]
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All of the presidential candidates are spouting “CHANGE” as their “catch-word of the day.” Change the health care system. Change the economy. Change the corporate hold on middle-class Americans. The only thing they’re not relying upon to get votes is spare change. A multi-million dollar campaign needs corporate investment—the kind the candidates say they oppose, [...]
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They’re back and going after John McCain again… Swiftboaters Slinging Lies:
Arizona Sen. John McCain’s campaign responded forcefully today to a group called Vietnam Veterans Against McCain that has sent out mailers blasting the senator in South Carolina. On its web site, the group says the former prisoner of war and onetime Navy pilot did not [...]
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Mitt Romney scored himself a win in the Michigan primary tonight with a “commanding victory” over John McCain. The NY Times reports that Romney scored “with a message aimed at voters deeply anxious about the state’s ailing economy.”
Mr. Romney needed a victory in Michigan to save his candidacy after finishing second to Mr. McCain in [...]
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With the economy in a tail spin, regardless of what the last vestiges of deniers want to say, Paul Krugman took a look yesterday at the economic proposals of the various candidates on both sides of the aisle. Here’s a few observations from Krugman that I’ve re-interpreted for sake of brevity:
The short McCain: “a candidate [...]
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NBC and The NY Times have called it for John McCain:
Sen. John McCain won New Hampshire’s Republican primary Tuesday, defeating former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and climbing back into contention for the party’s presidential nomination. [...]
“We showed the people of this country what a real comeback looks like,” McCain said as he savored his triumph. [...]
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As is tradition in New Hampshire, the first votes in the New Hampshire primary were cast at Midnight in Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location.
Four years ago, the two towns favored Wesley Clark, but as we all know it was John Kerry who was the winner of the New Hampshire primary.
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It’s official. The election season is in full swing, with two caucuses (Iowa and Wyoming) behind us and one right in front of us (New Hampshire).
A lot of people are very excited that Barack Obama has pulled an early lead ahead of John Edwards and Hillary Clinton. And it looks like Obama is seeing a [...]
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The second big rumor on caucus day comes from the Republicans with Politico noting that Fred Thompson may drop out of the race and support John McCain if he has a poor showing in the Iowa caucus.
Several Republican officials close to Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign said they expect the candidate will drop out of the race within [...]
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It’s face off time in Iowa and Rasmussen Reports has the latest favorability ratings for the front-runners. Who would have thought:
Favorability Ratings Among Presidential Candidates
Favorable
Unfavorable
McCain
53%
27%
Edwards
49%
42%
Clinton
48%
50%
Obama
43%
51%
Thompson
42%
42%
Giuliani
40%
55%
Huckabee
40%
47%
Romney
38%
51%
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With the Iowa caucus just 2 days away and the New Hampshire primary just a jump and a skip after Iowa this year, a new poll in New Hampshire shows Clinton and McCain both leading in New Hampshire.
With exactly a week to go until New Hampshire, McCain has pulled ahead of Romney and Clinton has opened [...]
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